Douglas DC-3 N91260
2 April 1968 · Trigol, Africa · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1968 at about 13:20 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N91260, operated by U S AID, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Trigol, Africa. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Trigol, Africa
- Nearest airport
- Trigol
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N91260
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U S AID
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Military Contract-Passenger
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVTOF ETHIOPIA
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-3 | Diboc, Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1968 | Douglas DC-3 | Vichy, Missouri, United States | Purdue Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3 | Phan Thiet, Asia | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-3 | Oakdale, California, United States | Amerine Turkey | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1967 | Douglas DC-3 | Linn Creek, Missouri, United States | Udylite Corpor | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1967 | Douglas DC-3 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | Winn Dixie STO | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 185A | Bengazi, Africa | American Overs | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1968 | Cessna 185 | Katete, Africa | United Mission | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-4 | Enugu, Africa | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Bell 204-B | Ghinnir, Africa | Ethi-Us Mappin | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft D18S | Zuetina, Africa | Air Libya | No injuries | - |